American Agriculturist, March 10,1923 
A New Embroidery Design 
And an Unusual Gingham Dress For All Sizes 
G ingham, this year, won’t be cheap. 
But here’s a dress of extra quality 
material, in all sizes and several pretty 
colors, that has a “pre-war” price, even 
though the style is right up-to-date. 
Frankly, we are very proud to have 
secured this dress, and because it is 
such an unusual value, the New York 
department store which supplies it, is 
keeping the entire stock aside for 
American Agriculturist readers. Better 
order quickly and be sure of your color 
and size! (Not more than three will 
be sent to any one person.) 
The dress has a Peter Pan collar, 
cuif and pockets with pique trimming. 
Sleeves are one half length. There is 
a tie-back sash. Pearl buttons finish 
the vestee effect. 
Sizes; 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 
62 and 54. 
Colors—Blue, brown, gray, lavender 
and black checks. 
Price, (prepaid) $1,69 for all sizes. 
To order this dress, send check or 
money order for correct amount to the 
Fashion Editor, American Agriculturist, 
461 Fourth Avenue, New York. State 
size and color, and write name and 
full address clearly. 
If this dress, or any article bought 
through the shopping service, is not 
satisfactory, it 'may be returned for 
an exchange, or for a refund. In that 
case, send the garment to the store 
from which it comes, with a letter 
stating what adjustment is desired. In 
case of any difficulty notify The Fash¬ 
ion Editor. 
The Valley of the Giants 
{Continued from page 230) 
block on that comer, and we’ll build 
across it, making a gradual turn.” 
“See here, my son,” Buck said sol¬ 
emnly, “is this your first adventure in 
railroad building?” 
Bryce nodded. 
“I thought so; otherwise you wouldn’t 
talk so confidently of running your line 
over city streets and making jump- 
crossings on your competitor’s road. 
If your competitor regards you as a 
menace, he can delay you indefinitely.” 
“I realize that. Buck. That’s why 
I’m not appearing in this deal. If Pen¬ 
nington suspected I was back of it, he’d 
move heaven and eaith to keep me out 
of a franchise. Of course, since his 
main line runs on city property, under 
a franchise granted by the city, the 
city has a perfect right to grant me the 
privilege of making a jump-crossing of 
his line-” 
“Will they do it? That’s the prob¬ 
lem. If they will not, you’re licked, my 
son, and I’m out of a job.” 
“We can sue and condemn a right 
of way.” 
“Yes, but if the city council puts up 
a plea that it is against the best inter¬ 
ests of the city to grant the franchise, 
you’ll find that except in most extraor¬ 
dinary cases, the courts regard it as 
against public policy to give judgment 
against a municipality, the State or 
the Government of the United States. 
At any rate, they’ll hang you up in 
the courts till you die of old age; and 
you have to have this line running in 
less than a year, or go out of business.” 
Bryce hung his head, thoughtfully. 
“I’ve been too cocksure,” he muttered 
presently. “I shouldn’t have spent that 
twelve thousand for rights of way until 
I settled the matter of the franchise.” 
“Oh, I didn’t buy any rights of way— 
yet,” Ogilvy hastened to assure him. 
I’ve only signed the land-owners up 
on an agreement for any time within 
one year from date. The cost of the 
surveying gang and my salary and ex¬ 
penses are all that you are out to date.” 
{Continued next week) 
EMBEOIDERY FOR YOUR BEST PILLOWSLIP ENDS 
Though gaily colored stitching is high 
in favor, no type of embroidery can 
ever dislodge from -the favoritism of 
the particular woman the snowy-white 
Work which offers such varied oppor¬ 
tunity for daintiness and fineness._ 
Pillowslips seem to answer especially 
well to the craft of the embroiderer. 
A graceful, flowing design is illustrated 
in the picture and it will look ex¬ 
tremely handsome in glossy white floss 
on your “company” b^eds. Eyelets or 
solid dots fill in the bowknot design; 
though perhaps a little harder to work. 
eyelets are really the prettier and are 
worth the trouble of punching and 
working. 
The transfer patterns, including two 
pillowslip ends, with the design re¬ 
versed, and one plain scallop for the 
other edge, will be sent for 20c in 
stamps. This is another of the ex¬ 
clusive designs which American Agri¬ 
culturist readers may purchase; it is 
not on sale elsewhere and can be bought 
only through the magazine. 
Ask for E. 9 and address your order 
to the Handicraft Department. 
This Catalogue will bring you a 
Saving on Everything you Buy this Spring 
Millions of people will this Spring save money on 
everything they buy from this Catalogue. 
Will you miss the saving that may as well be yours? 
Millions of people buying from this book will secure 
at lower than market prices, goods of standard quality, 
goods of the long wearing service-giving kind. 
This book offers you, too, a saving—and it offers you 
certain satisfaction, a guaranteed satisfaction with 
everything you buy, your money back if you are not 
satisfied. 
Montgomery Ward 85 Co. is a low-price house. But 
for Fifty Years we have kept faith with the public. We 
never sell “cheap’’ goods to make a low price. Ward 
Quality is never sacrificed. 
A saving made on your purchases at Ward’s is a real 
saving—because there is always more than a dollar’s 
worth of service for every dollar of the price. 
Everything for the Home, the Farm 
and the Family 
For the Home: This catalogue 
shows everything for the home and 
for every member of the family. Every¬ 
thing to wear—the best New York 
Styles. Everything for use or decora¬ 
tion, from furniture and carpets to 
kitchen stoves. 
For the Man : Everything for the 
farm, everything for the automobile, 
everything in wearing apparel; tools, 
farm equipment, poultry and stock 
supplies. There are many dollars to be 
saved through buying everything from 
this Catalogue. 
One copy is yours free. You only 
need to return the coupon. 
Your Orders Shipped 
Within 48 Hours 
Our new system of filling orders is 
now six months old. Six months’ suc¬ 
cessful operation enables us to say— 
Your order will be shipped immedi¬ 
ately; certainly in less than 48 hours. 
As a matter of fact, most of the 
orders are now being shipped the same 
day they are received. 
With the lowest market prices, 
goods always of Ward Quality, and 
the most prompt and accurate service, 
it is true indeed that: “Montgomery 
Ward Ss Co., the Oldest Mail Order 
House is Today the Most Progres¬ 
sive.” 
Mrait^omeiyWard &Qt 
sTheOl&stMailOrderHouseisTodaytheMost Progressive^ 
CHICAGO, FORT WORTH, KANSAS CITY, PORTLAND. ORE., ST. PAUL 
